FS: Two Benrus Type II famous 1970s American military watches

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FS: Two Benrus Type II famous 1970s American military watches

From my personal collection. The ultimate military tool watch from the 1970s that was rated to 35,000ft flying for American aviators and to 1000m diving for the Navy Seals. Will be refreshing to the people who have been looking at all of the poor runts and awful put-togethers on EBAY. These are two excellent examples. Quick sampling of pictures. If you need other angles or details, just email me at billmahoney@aol.com

All original parts. Near-perfect bezels. Cases are clean with original finishes, sharp edges and no polishing, plus clean backs without strap marks. Original screw-down crowns with hash marks. No crazing or cracks on the original crystals. Fixed bars intact. Slight variations in lume on the dials. Both watches running, timing and hacking as they should, but have been stored away in the safe for years. So, if to be worn everyday, you may want to service the watch you buy.

Nitpicky details: swirls in first photo are the sweep hands caught in long camera exposure - the watch pictured set at around 1030 is the Jan ’77 watch - the one set at 315 is the Nov. ’79 model - nearly all of what look like imperfections on the bezels are just reflections - email me for more specifics on a certain watch.